Tag Archives: President Putin

The G20 needs peacemakers

Posted on September 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

The images and sounds of Theresa May in Hangzhou over the last few days as she attended her first G20 summit as Prime Minister has been a reminder of how few women get the chance to speak at that level … Continue reading →

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The call to war

Posted on November 30, 2015 by ianchisnall

The Guardian on Saturday carried an opinion piece by Natalie Nougayrede which argues that unless we participate in the attacks on ISIS ‘rebels’ in Syria, that Russia will not be persuaded to redirect their firepower from the moderate ‘rebels’ towards the ISIS fighters. This … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Ukraine?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the House of Commons Edward Leigh made the following admission “We have had an interesting statement and questions on Ukraine, but such issues are complex, and it is hard to express difficult economic and historical arguments in a 30-second … Continue reading →

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